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Jathedar Tota Singh
MLA, Punjab
In office
1997–2007
Preceded byMalti (politician)
Succeeded byJoginder Pal Jain
ConstituencyMoga
In office
2012–2017
Preceded bySeetal Singh
Succeeded bySukhjit Singh, Kaka Lohgarh
ConstituencyDharamkot
Minister for Education
In office
1997–2002
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal
Succeeded byHarnam Dass Johar
Minister for Agriculture
In office
2012–2017
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal
Preceded bySucha Singh Langah
Personal details
Born2 March 1941
Didar Singh Wala, Moga, Punjab, British Raj
Died21 May 2022(2022-05-21) (aged 81)
Political partyShiromani Akali Dal
ResidenceJathedar Tota Singh Residence MOGA-142001

Jathedar Tota Singh (2 March 1941 – 21 May 2022)[1] was an Indian politician who belonged to the Shiromani Akali Dal. He was Minister for Agriculture & NRI[clarification needed] Affairs in the previous Punjab Government.[2] He was Senior Vice President and Member, High Power Committee of Shiromani Akali Dal. He was also a Member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. He also served as acting president of Shiromani Akali Dal after Surjit Singh Barnala when Barnala was appointed as Governor of Tamil Nadu in 1989.

Family and education

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His father's name was Babu Singh. He completed his school education from his village school and for further studies he joined DM college Moga.[citation needed]

Political career

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He was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1997 on a Shiromani Akali Dal ticket from Moga.[3] He was made Minister for Education in the Third Badal ministry during 1997–2002.[4] He was re-elected from Moga in 2002.[5] In 2012, he successfully contested from Dharamkot.[6] He was cabinet minister and held portfolio of Agriculture & NRI[clarification needed] Affairs.[2] He also served at designation of Chairman Punjab Mandi Board 1985–1987 under Surjit Singh Barnala government. He was a continuous member of Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandak Committee (known as Sikh Parliament) for many years. He also served as acting president of Shiromani Akali Dal after Surjit Singh Barnala when barnala was appointed as governor of Tamil Nadu in 1989.

In 2017, Singh contested the assembly election from Dharamkot Assembly Constituency but was defeated by Sukhjit Singh (INC) who succeeded Singh as the MLA from Dharamkot.[7]

Electoral Performance

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This section is transcluded from Moga Assembly constituency. (edit | history)
1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly election : Moga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SAD Tota Singh 41,616 47.41 Increase47.41
JD Sathi Vijay Kumar 20,217 23.03 Decrease 7.72
INC Malti Thapar 16,919 19.27 Decrease11.51
BSP Amarjit Singh 5,703 6.50 Decrease 3.51
Independent Jagdish Chander 2,542 2.90 Decrease18.11
Majority 21,399 24.38 Increase24.35
Turnout 88,825 66.46 Increase42.56
Registered electors 1,33,659 [8]
SAD gain from INC
2002 Punjab Legislative Assembly election : Moga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SAD Tota Singh 42,579 47.91 Increase 0.50
INC Sathi Vijay Kumar 42,274 47.56 Increase24.53
SAD(A) Buta Singh 2,125 2.39 Increase 2.39
CPI(M) Ved Parkash 120 0.14 Increase 0.14
Margin of victory 305 0.35 Decrease24.38
Turnout 89,194 58.01 Decrease 8.45
Registered electors 1,53,753 [8]
SAD hold
2007 Punjab Legislative Assembly election : Moga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Joginder Pal Jain 55,300 47.77 Decrease 1.37
SAD Tota Singh 54,008 46.65 Decrease 3.70
CPI Randhir Singh 3,068 2.65 Increase 2.65
BSP Kulwant Singh 1,791 0.92 Increase 0.51
Margin of victory 1,292 1.12 Increase 0.77
Turnout 1,15,770 75.90 Increase17.89
Registered electors 1,52,708 [8]
INC gain from SAD
This section is transcluded from Dharamkot Assembly constituency. (edit | history)
Punjab Assembly election, 2017: Dharamkot[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sukhjit Singh Kaka Lohgarh[10] 63,238 43.92
SAD Tota Singh 41020 28.49
AAP Daljit Singh 34615 24.04
CPI Surat Singh 1325 0.92
SAD(A) Balraj Singh 1089 0.76
BSP Jagga Singh 456 0.32
Independent Vikas 312 0.22
IKL Baljit Singh 291 0.2
APP Sukhpal Singh 258 0.18
Independent Manjit Kaur 197 0.14
BMP Gurdeep Singh 186 0.13
NOTA None of the above 1009 0.7
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors 174,148 [11]
INC gain from SAD

References

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  1. ^ Former Agriculture Minister Jathedar Tota Singh passes away
  2. ^ a b Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012 Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1997 to the Legislative Assembly of Punjab" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. ^ The life and times of Tota Singh : a profile Archived 19 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Punjab Assembly Elections-2002 winners". Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  6. ^ Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012 Archived 6 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Members: Sukhjit Singh". punjabassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  8. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Moga was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Members: Sukhjit Singh". punjabassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  11. ^ Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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